Obituaries – March 13, 2020

Garland Hood LaneOCEAN PINES — Garland Hood Lane, age 92, passed away peacefully at home in Ocean Pines with her children by her side at 7:22 a.m. on March 3, 2020.A life well lived started as a...

Worcester Prep MATHCOUNTS Team Compete In Regional Competition

The Worcester Prep Middle School MATHCOUNTS team traveled with coaches/math teachers Kathy Fahey and Hunter Causey to Baltimore to compete in the MATHCOUNTS Regional Competition. The team placed...

Ice rink ready for skating

By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer Berlin Fire Company hosts portable arena provided by county  (March 12, 2020) Worcester County’s synthetic ice rink is now available for Berlin residents to use in the ...

Record Md. Middle School Principal of the Yr.

By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer WCPS staff, community and commissioners to celebrate with ceremony on March 20 (March 12, 2020) Principal Matthew Record of Pocomoke Middle School has been named the Maryl...

Berlin discusses rules for short-term rentals

By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (March 12, 2020) Rules and regulations that could be put in place to govern short-term rentals were discussed by the Berlin mayor and Town Council during their Monday even...

Berlin approves two motions for electrical matters

By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (March 12, 2020) Berlin Town Administrator Jeff Fleetwood received approval from the mayor and Town Council on Monday for two electric utility administrative matters. The ...

Perception matters more than legality

Legal or not, a board of directors that unanimously consents to vote via email on a particular action, and then votes unanimously to take that action risks running afoul of the Elvis provision of poli...

Property taxes could go up by three cents

By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (March 12, 2020) Mayor Gee Williams suggested raising the Berlin property tax rates by three cents at the mayor and Town Council meeting on Monday. Although Williams intro...

Towns ask for EMS and fire funding

By Elizabeth Bonin, Staff Writer (March 12, 2020) Representatives of Pocomoke City, Snow Hill, Berlin and Ocean Pines banded together to request increased funding for fire and emergency medical servic...

Berlin displays students’ work during Natl. Youth Art Month

By Morgan Pilz. Staff Writer (March 12, 2020) The Worcester County Arts Council is celebrating National Youth Art Month by displaying artwork from Buckingham Elementary School and home-schooled studen...